How do the two arms at the front top of the rack attach to the bike. Is there a bracket for the seat stays to attach to these arms?
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If you look at your bike there may be two small eyelets that are threaded to accept things such as this rack. They are on most bikes but not all so you should be certain that they are there on your bike. Should be right around the brakes unless you have disc brakes. You simply bend those arms that are sticking out straight to fit to your eyelets and install with the screw that is supplied with your rack.
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My frame had threaded eyelets. There are matching eyelets at the end of the brackets. I had to bend the two extending brackets in a vise about 45 to match the angle of eyelets on the seat stay.
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If your bicycle doesn't have the threaded eyelets mentioned in the other posts, there are some available products that will do the trick. There are two products listed on Amazon, XLC Seatpost Clamp With Rack Mount and Sunlite Mono Stay Adapter, that attach to the seat post and provide two places to attach the support braces. There is another product listed on Amazon, Dimension Seatstay Rack Clamps, which clamps around the seatstay bars. Regardless of which method you use, the rear rack support arms will need to be bent into the correct position. This is not a design flaw with the rack, rather, it is an issue that comes from designing a rack to fit multiple bike frames. Good Luck! If your bicycle doesn't have the threaded eyelets mentioned in the other posts, there are some available products that will do the trick. There are two products listed on Amazon, XLC Seatpost Clamp With Rack Mount and Sunlite Mono Stay Adapter, that attach to the seat post and provide two places to attach the support braces. There is another product listed on Amazon, Dimension Seatstay Rack Clamps, which clamps around the seatstay bars. Regardless of which method you use, the rear rack support arms will need to be bent into the correct position. This is not a design flaw with the rack,... » Read More If your bicycle doesn't have the threaded eyelets mentioned in the other posts, there are some available products that will do the trick. There are two products listed on Amazon, XLC Seatpost Clamp With Rack Mount and Sunlite Mono Stay Adapter, that attach to the seat post and provide two places to attach the support braces. There is another product listed on Amazon, Dimension Seatstay Rack Clamps, which clamps around the seatstay bars. Regardless of which method you use, the rear rack support arms will need to be bent into the correct position. This is not a design flaw with the rack, rather, it is an issue that comes from designing a rack to fit multiple bike frames. Good Luck! « Show Less
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My frame had threaded eyelets. There are matching eyelets at the end of the brackets. I had to bend the two extending brackets in a vise about 45º to match the angle of eyelets on the seat stay.
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If you don't have threaded eyelets, I mounted this rack on a old Raleigh 3-speed with 5/8 in. Rubber Insulated Metal Clamps from the hardware store. Here is a link just for reference.: http://www.homedepot.com/p/Unbranded-5-8-in-Rubber-Insulated-Metal-Clamps-2-Pack-67792/100130546. Cheap and works great. Didn't have to modify the rack hardware at all, just added these clamps around the seat stays.
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Something I didn't realize the first time I put the seat on is that you have to have the front of the seat over the lip of the bike rack. That anchors the front and then the plastic lock anchors the back. After that, you shouldn't have any rocking.
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It comes with metal braces that go forward from the rack to mount under the seat to the bike frame.As I do not know where the holes are one your bike, I cannot say if they can be used or not. The end of the bracescome with a plastic/rubber coated clamps that can go around the bike frame and firmly clamp to the frame. Just bend the braces to conform with the angle needed. If you have screw holes already in the frame, I suspect you could just anchor thebraces there, not using the clamp. It came with everything I needed to mount it to my granddaughters' bike with no problem.It's a good rack that came on my bike so I bought one for her. It comes with metal braces that go forward from the rack to mount under the seat to the bike frame.As I do not know where the holes are one your bike, I cannot say if they can be used or not. The end of the bracescome with a plastic/rubber coated clamps that can go around the bike frame and firmly clamp to the frame. Just bend the braces to conform with the angle needed. If you have screw holes already in the frame, I suspect you could just anchor thebraces there, not using the clamp. It came with everything I needed to mount it to my granddaughters' bike with no... » Read More It comes with metal braces that go forward from the rack to mount under the seat to the bike frame.As I do not know where the holes are one your bike, I cannot say if they can be used or not. The end of the bracescome with a plastic/rubber coated clamps that can go around the bike frame and firmly clamp to the frame. Just bend the braces to conform with the angle needed. If you have screw holes already in the frame, I suspect you could just anchor thebraces there, not using the clamp. It came with everything I needed to mount it to my granddaughters' bike with no problem.It's a good rack that came on my bike so I bought one for her. « Show Less
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I bought this bike rack recently. I've only used it a few times, but I don't use the tension bar. The arms are adjustable and I put one arm under the support behind the seat and the other arm under the main cross bar. With one of the arms higher than the other, it holds the bike almost level.
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I found it impossible to figure out as well. I had to take it to a professional bike shop and they managed to mount it and I DO know it required extra parts on their end. Once installed it was great! Just getting it there took more time and $$ that I would have wanted to invest. It was a gift for my son-in-law (on a Schwinn bike) or I would have tried to look and see exactly how they mounted it to the seat for you. Unfortunately, the bike is not here where I can see it... Sorry! Good luck!
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The design was to use the brackets and they are a permanent (integral) part of the rack. There is a bolt but it is permanently welded onto the rack.
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Just the handle bars. I mounted mine in the middle of the bars. For instance on the letter "T" it sits on the bottom part of the T. Hope this helps. You might want to order an extra mounting bracket as its a pain moving it from one bike to another.
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I hang my bikes by the front wheel with the back wheel resting against the wall. The force on the back wheel tends to keep the bike steady, but it would swing if you pushed it hard enough to one side.
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The top two arms and bottom two arms adjust independent of each other allowing a wide range of angles to mount the rack with. I had mine on a Dodge Magnum wagon and a Jeep Grand Cherokee and fitted the bike rack quite well on both. I don't think you will have a problem.
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I just don't see the problem. We have ours in the garage and it is holding to adult size bikes. We have a removeable bar across the women's bike so it sits on the arms easier. We just attached the arms. I see no scratches or indentations. There is a knob on the back side of each side of the bar so you can loosen it and move it up and down to make adjustments for how high you want each bar that holds a bike. This is a VERY sturdy bike rack, looks very nice and it is easy to get the bikes off and on. Just not sure what th problem is in marring the paint unless someone is taking the bars off and on but they adjust with the knobs/handles that loosen and tighten. I just don't see the problem. We have ours in the garage and it is holding to adult size bikes. We have a removeable bar across the women's bike so it sits on the arms easier. We just attached the arms. I see no scratches or indentations. There is a knob on the back side of each side of the bar so you can loosen it and move it up and down to make adjustments for how high you want each bar that holds a bike. This is a VERY sturdy bike rack, looks very nice and it is easy to get the bikes off and on. Just not sure what th problem is in marring the paint unless someone is taking the bars off... » Read More I just don't see the problem. We have ours in the garage and it is holding to adult size bikes. We have a removeable bar across the women's bike so it sits on the arms easier. We just attached the arms. I see no scratches or indentations. There is a knob on the back side of each side of the bar so you can loosen it and move it up and down to make adjustments for how high you want each bar that holds a bike. This is a VERY sturdy bike rack, looks very nice and it is easy to get the bikes off and on. Just not sure what th problem is in marring the paint unless someone is taking the bars off and on but they adjust with the knobs/handles that loosen and tighten. « Show Less
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Hi, there are 2 brackets that you have to attach on the back but very simple to do.
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I also purchased a U shaped bar that attaches underneath the back of the seat to stabilize it. I took it to my local bike shop and they put the seat and bar on for me, as I did not know how to do it. If they used anything additional, they did not tell me or charge me. I hope this helps.
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Place the women's bike on the bottom, experiment and you can get enough separation between the brackets and by pivoting the holders to make this work. This kept the bottom bike @ 4" off the floor and still leaves plenty room for the top bike. Attach to the wall!!!!
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You can leave the bracket permanently attached to the rear rack and just remove the two holding arm. This is what I do, and it only takes 5 seconds to remove said arms And/or put them back on.Hope this helps, good luck.
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There is an adapter that fits on to the bike rack before you insert it into the receiver hitch. The adapter allows the rack to insert into the 2" hitch and not move around.
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the rack is made to use the eyelets. It does not mount to the seat post. There is a strap you put on the seat post that serves as a safety for keeping the seat attached.
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Any standard rack will fit this bike. it has fender mounts at the rear dropouts where you can mount a rack. Unfortunately, there are no braze on mounts at the tops of the seat stays, so you have to get creative. Some racks come with mounting clamps that clamp around the tops of the seat stays. That's what I did for my daughter's bike.